circa
Pronunciation: [ˈsɜːr.kə]
Word
Context: “time”
(preposition) used when you want to say that something happened around or about a certain time. It’s like saying you don’t know the exact date, but it was close to that time.
Example
The building was completed circa 1900, so it's over a century old.
Example
The event did not occur circa 2000; it actually happened much later.
Example
Do you know when the festival was celebrated circa the summer of 2021?
Context: “approximation”
(preposition) used to show an approximate number or value, meaning it’s not exact but around that amount.
Example
The population of the city is circa 1 million people.
Example
The number is not circa 500; it is actually much lower.
Example
Can you estimate how many books were printed circa the year 1950?
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